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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Matte White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has an overall score of 94, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 global score. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate construction is incredibly newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, but it is a lot thicker and heavier. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a better display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a little bit higher pixels density, a larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2448 resolution.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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